Technology

Control your tech before it controls you

Fri, 17 May 2013 14:22:00 +0000

As a fire chief, the need to communicate with your officers and personnel is critical, but have you reached a point of communication overload?

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The best of Indy

Thu, 16 May 2013 16:48:00 +0000

The people and products FIRE CHIEF editors took notice of in Indianapolis last month.

Hurst combi tool breaches door in less than 30 seconds

Thu, 16 May 2013 14:26:00 +0000

Hurst's Joe Towery demonstrates the company's Mini-lite hand pump and combination tool, which is used to get through a locked door with Chicago bar, for FIRE CHIEF Editor Lisa Allegretti.

MN8-Foxfire highlights accountability system, illuminating radio straps

Wed, 15 May 2013 21:42:00 +0000

The firefighter-developed product uses illuminating tags designed to attach to any size SCBA to keep track of firefighters in low-visibility environments.

ADASHI Systems software suite integrates response

Wed, 15 May 2013 20:31:00 +0000

It combines incident response and incident command capabilities in a networked emergency management system for coordinated use across all agencies, departments and staff levels.

SDI helps Motorola radios support accountability

Wed, 15 May 2013 17:30:00 +0000

Learn about how the software suite lets a commander use a tone to call for a roll call and rapidly collect data from all radios at once when manually keyed by a firefighter from SDI President Frank Briese.

Champion demos guillotine cutter

Tue, 14 May 2013 22:01:00 +0000

The absence of moving parts inside the vehicle during roof removal makes the extrication process much safer for vehicle occupants.

Firecom's new offerings improve integration, enhance situational awareness

Tue, 14 May 2013 18:50:00 +0000

The 5000D Series digital intercom integrates with more than 400 mobile radios, cell phones and other auxiliary devices; the UHW-51S wireless headset features a single slotted dome for situational awareness.

ZCO mobile app connects police, fire and the public

Tue, 14 May 2013 18:15:00 +0000

Learn more about how PublicEye fills a gap in situational awareness and supports interoperability from Mark Boynton, chief of the Amherst (N.H.) Fire Department and a ZCO representative.

FirstNet announces summer consult dates with states, tribes, territories

Tue, 07 May 2013 16:18:00 +0000

The First Responder Network Authority (FirstNet) announced dates for the summer-long series of consultations with states, tribes, territories and localities. FirstNet will conduct regional workshops in six regions and will meet with each state individually during the consultation process.